Moral ascendancy

Moral ascendancy is the influence one individual or group of individuals may hold over others through his perceived morals and character.[1] In law and order, commanding officers require this moral force to be able to exert control over those they lead.[1] In military situations, this moral ascendancy can extend to "I am the better army...I dominate you by my morale, training, capability".[2] Militarily moral ascendancy then is something to be gained and retained to achieve supremacy against the enemy.[3] According to the French army officer Du piq, "Moral force is the trump card for any military event because as events change the human elements of war remain unchanged".[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Kooken, Don L. (1947). "Ethics in Police Service". Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. 38 (2): 185 – via Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons.
  2. ^ Jacob, Happymon (2018-12-11). The Line of Control: Travelling with the Indian and Pakistani Armies. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-352-9.
  3. ^ Chadha, Colonel (retd.) Vivek (January 2013). "Assessing Pakistan's Transgression on the Line of Control" (PDF). MP-Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Retrieved 16 September 2021.